Sacred upheld her fine record fresh to oblige favourite-backers in style and lead home a William Haggas one-three in Lingfield’s Fitzdares Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes. The five-year-old was the undoubted class act of the line-up and was anchored in rear alongside Haggas-trained stablemate Queen Aminatu in the early stages, as Richard Hughes’ Candle Of Hope was […]
Richard Kingscote has expressed his delight at keeping the ride on Derby hero Desert Crown this season. The Nathaniel colt pleased Sir Michael Stoute in his first bit of strong work on the Al Bahathri Polytrack gallop in Newmarket on Wednesday when he pulled clear of his lead horse Solid Stone. It has subsequently been […]
Ascot Gold Cup favourite Emily Dickinson is one of 11 who could line up in the Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes on Friday. Having ended last season with a victory in the Loughbrown Stakes, the daughter of Dubawi returned with an emphatic five-length success in the Vintage Crop Stakes and is one of three in the […]
Isaac Shelby is “super spot-on” for Sunday’s French 2000 Guineas at ParisLongchamp. The Brian Meehan-trained Night Of Thunder colt was a runaway winner of the Greenham at Newbury on his three-year-old debut. Last season’s Superlative Stakes winner carried the famous green and blue Sangster family colours to three victories from four starts, but he has […]
Blue Rose Cen will not be travelling to England this summer, whatever the outcome for the “magical filly” in the French 1000 Guineas at ParisLongchamp on Sunday. The classy daughter of Churchill is a warm order to land the Emirates Poule d’Essai des Pouliches for trainer Christopher Head, following five wins from her last six […]
Silvestre de Sousa intends to appeal against a 10-month suspension imposed by the Hong Kong Kong Jockey Club on Friday. The three-times British champion jockey and fellow rider Vagner Borges both pleaded guilty to breaching rule 59 (3), which states “no jockey shall bet, or facilitate the making of a bet, or have any interest […]
Queen Aminatu and Sacred give trainer William Haggas a strong hand in the Fitzdares Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday. Sacred emerged as a Classic contender when winning the Group Three Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket two years ago – and while she came up short in the 1000 Guineas the following month, she […]
Hewick will head to the French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil next Saturday with Shark Hanlon keen for his chasing star to continue his globetrotting exploits. Last season’s winner of the Galway Plate, American Grand National and Oaksey Chase at Sandown, the eight-year-old will line up in the Racing TV Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil next […]
The King could yet have a Betfred Derby runner during his coronation year as Circle Of Fire attempts to book his ticket to Epsom in the Fitzdares Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes. The late Queen famously had a Derby runner just days after her own coronation in 1953 when Aureole went down narrowly to Pinza in […]
Metier finished with a flourish to claim top honours in a thrilling renewal of the tote Chester Cup. A Grade One winner over hurdles a couple of years ago, Harry Fry’s charge successfully reverted to the Flat to lift last season’s November Handicap at Doncaster under Saffie Osborne, who was again on board. Results under […]